Library

It is the mission of the university library to provide the learning resources needed to meet the instructional demands of the institution in support of a quality educational program. The following are services offered that are geared toward implementing the mission of the library; thereby meeting the specific educational goals and objectives of the Institution:

▪ EBSCO Discovery Services (EDS)

▪ Photocopy / Printing

▪ Interlibrary Loan

▪ Micro-Reader/Printer

▪ Black Ethnic Archives

▪ Library Hours for Day and Night Students

▪ Circulation and Reference Services

▪ Local and National Newspapers

▪ Computer Lab

▪ Wireless Access

▪ Smart/Multimedia Classroom

▪ HBCU Library Alliance Digital Collection

▪ eBooks

▪ Databases A-Z

▪ Electronic Searching

The library houses two special collections: The Black Literature collection, containing resource materials by and/or about African Americans, and the Louisiana Collection, focusing on information written by and/or about Louisianans.

The library is continuously changing to improve services to our users and has established the Learning Resource Center at the Metro Campus, 610 Texas Street. The LRC contains resources that support the Nursing and Allied Health disciplines and provides other resource materials. It currently houses approximately 569 items which consist of books and audiovisual materials.